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Scuffy Paulson: Keeping Minnesota Moving
Mike Buesing Local Union Development Award: St. Stephen's Human Services
Rick Scott Political Activism Award: AFSCME Council 5 Corrections Policy Committee
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AFSCME National Updates
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AFSCME members win again with court ruling on federal probationary employees
Federal court ruling affirming that federal probationary employees were unlawfully fired is a “significant victory,” says AFSCME President Lee Saunders.
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Never Quit winner knows you don’t think about his job and wants to keep it that way
Rob Holland, a water quality lab technician for the City of Rochester, New York, is the latest winner of AFSCME’s Never Quit Service Award.
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‘Backbone of the department.’ Delaware DOJ workers form union with Council 81
We welcome the newest members of our union in Delaware.
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This administration is forgetting the sacrifice of 9/11 responders
Under this administration, a program Congress created to treat 9/11 first responders is being starved of resources.
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AFSCME members, governor fight the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ in Maryland
Maryland members joined by governor, AFSCME leaders at town hall.
